Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, has announced its Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One. This single hybrid cloud data platform will address the challenges of scaling data and modernizing applications across complex, hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures including SAP S/4HANA cloud migrations and integrations.
With the ability to run different types of applications, whether on-premises or in the public cloud, and without a plethora of complexities, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One aims to give companies a common data plane across structured and unstructured data in block, file and object storage.
The introduction of this new platform comes at an integral time for SAP and SAP partner companies, as the use of generative AI and cloud migration have become all but necessary to stay relevant during this time of innovation.
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Businesses are becoming overwhelmed with the amount of data they store and many are unequipped to scale for the future as data-extensive applications burden their already strained hybrid cloud environments.
By eliminating infrastructure, data and application silos, the platform offers a simplified approach to managing workloads at scale to deliver a unified architecture that addresses all environments and is managed by a single AI-enabled software stack.
Dan McConnell, senior vice president, product management for storage and data infrastructure at Hitachi Vantara, said: “Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One marks a significant milestone with our infrastructure strategy. With a consistent data platform, we will provide businesses with the reliability and flexibility to manage their data across various storage environments without compromise.”
“The design, development and construction of Virtual Storage Platform One, with a focus on reliability, security and sustainability, further enhances the impact for our customers.”
Mauro Guzelotto, vice president of cloud services at T-Systems North America, said: “Our partnership with Hitachi Vantara has been instrumental in allowing us to help organizations optimize their cloud journeys and avoid costly pitfalls that hinder digital transformation success.
“Hitachi Vantara’s Virtual Storage Platform One represents the next evolution of sustainable infrastructure, delivering reliability and simplicity at scale across diverse applications and data types.”
